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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1979-1999, 2006-2007 (predominant 1985-1989)
Accession Number
12-2003, 18-2007
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.2
Accession Number
12-2003, 18-2007
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1979-1999, 2006-2007 (predominant 1985-1989)
Physical Description
15 cm textual records; 48 photographs; 10 medals; 1 plaque
Physical Condition
Good
History / Biographical
See RG 6, series 3, sub sub series 3.1.5 (Office of the President - President's files - John Mallea) for biographical information on John Mallea.
Custodial History
Accession 12-2003 was donated to the McKee Archives by John Mallea on March 15, 2003. The materials in accession 18-2007 were donated to the Archives by Mallea in August 2003 and in 2006. Materials in accession 5-2010 were sent to Charlotte Magee, President's Office, who transferred them to the Archives on December 19, 2007.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a number of accessions. Accession 12-2003 includes 1 b/w photograph; ca. 40 parchments, many commemorating Dr. Mallea's installation as President of Brandon University in 1985; three books written by, edited by or containing work by Dr. Mallea; five article length publications by Dr. Mallea; one file of press clippings ca. 1985-1986, dealing with Brandon University matters; one file of Presidential correspondence dealing with planning and priorities ca. 1986-1989; one scrapbook from the Chinese University of Hong Kong as a memento for Dr. Mallea on the occasion of a lecture given by him at that institution in 1999. Accession 18-2007 includes an external review of technical universities in Mexico; several participation certificates; ten medals; a photograph album (30 4 x 6 color photos) of the International Evaluation Team for Technological University System of Mexico 1996; one photograph (7.75 x 5" color) of the 1996 Distinguished Education Award Recipients - The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Medals include: (1) The Pre-Congres Conference of the Fourth World Congress; (2) Tor Vergata; (3) Beiging Normal University China; (4) Xian Jiaotong University; (5) The People's University of China; (6) Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara; (7) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; (8) Bessenyei Gyorgy Tanarkepzo Foiskola; (9) Universitas Helsingiensis; and (10) Universidad Technologica de Nezahualcoyotl. The majority of the medals are in their original boxes. Accession 5-2010 Consists of a copy of Mallea's curriculum vitae, three certificates from La Asociacion Mexicana Para la Educacion Internacional otorga el presente and a copy of Las Universidades Tecnologicas Mexicanas - Un modelo eficaz, una inversion publica exitosa, un sistema a fortalecar.
Name Access
John Mallea
Brandon University
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Subject Access
president
Language Note
Some materials are in Spanish. Others are in Chinese
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.2 John Mallea
Related Material
Additional material relating to Dr. John Mallea are located in RG 9, series 3, sub sub series 3.1.5 (President's Office - President's files - John Mallea).
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John Crawford fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions5136
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1882-1883
Accession Number
25-2007
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
25-2007
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1882-1883
Physical Description
50.5 x 38.5 cm
Physical Condition
Generally good. Some small holes along the centre fold line.
History / Biographical
Reverend John Crawford, faculty member at Woodstock College (Baptist institution), Woodstock, Ontario took the initiative in 1879, to come west to Rapid City, Manitoba to establish a Baptist seminary to train Baptist ministers for service in Western Canada. He established Prairie College for this purpose. Students at the College would homestead in the area, farming in the summer and studying in the winter. Prairie College only lasted a few years and consumed most of Crawford's limited private wealth. Prairie College closed in 1881.
Custodial History
This document is a copy found in the Neepawa Land Titles Office. It was donated to the McKee Archives when the Office was culling historical records.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the Dominion Lands grant to the Reverend John Crawford situated in the Province of Manitoba, Township 13, Range 19, Section south 1/2 of 32, dated December 16, 1882.
Notes
Description by Christy Henry and Tom Mitchell.
Storage Location
Reading Room display case.
Storage Range
Reading Room display case.
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John Langston Tyman fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3995
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1875-1931
Accession Number
70-1997 & 9-2001
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.3
Accession Number
70-1997 & 9-2001
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1875-1931
Physical Description
3 m textual records; 100 photographs and drawings; 19 books and pamphlets
History / Biographical
John Tyman was born in Kent County, England. After briefly serving with the British Army, Tyman attended the University of Oxford. He came to Canada first in the summer of 1957 to work for a short time, before returning to England in the fall. In 1959, he returned to study at McGill University, and obtained an M.A. in 1961. In 1962, he moved to Brandon to establish a Geography department at Brandon College. Tyman served as a professor and, for a short time, as Dean of Science during his time at Brandon University. In 1970, he obtained a Ph.D. from the Oxford University. In 1976, Tyman left Brandon University and moved to Australia. In Australia he taught at Mount Gravatt College in Brisbane until his retirement in 1994. As of January 2006, John Tyman continues to reside in Australia.
Custodial History
The Tyman fonds remained in the possession of the Geography Department at Brandon University following Dr. Tyman's departure to Australia in 1976. With Dr. Tyman's approval the records were transferred to the McKee Archives in May 2001.
Scope and Content
This fonds contains a copy of "By Section, Township & Range: Studies in Prairie Settlement," by John Langston Tyman. This publication was based on Tyman's doctoral thesis, which is also included in the fonds. His doctoral thesis was completed in 1970 and titled, "The Disposition of Farm Lands in Western Manitoba, 1870 - 1930: Studies in Prairie Settlement." Fonds also includes extensive research materials compiled by Dr. Tyman on prairie settlement. They include: copies of the Annual Report of the Department of the Interior; documents relating to C.P.R. land sales (c.1870-1900); personal accounts and local histories of municipalities in southern Manitoba such as Shoal Lake, Justice, and local C.P.R. lines; the Canadian Homestead Settlement Co.; The Free Land Homestead Co,; the Canadian Northwest Lands Co.; the N.W.H.B., C.N.R., Lake Manitoba Railway & Canal Co.; land grants given to Veterans; Wellams and Dominion Steamship Co.; maps of southern Manitoba RM's; Sowden and Co. (a land settlement company); correspondance to a Rev. L.O. Armstrong in Emerson (c. 1885); legislation; agricultural progress; history of school lands; correspondance to and from J. Tyman (c.1960); the settlement of Icelandic, Hungarian, and Scandinavian immigrants; a plethora of maps both relating to prairie settlement and to world geography; a manuscript by William Pearce (1925); a transcript titled "Patterns of Settlement"; 5 rolls of microfilm containing maps and copies of some publications acquired by Dr. Tyman; a number of books and c.1900 publications to do with prairie settlement; maps by township and range of the prairies; 100 photos and drawings all c.1880 to 1900; extensive township summaries; and extensive land disposal records as recorded by the Lands Department, including the names of settlers.
Notes
Fonds level description written by Mike White (2001).
Name Access
John Tyman
William Pearce
Reverend L.O. Armstrong
Hudson's Bay Company
Canadian Homestead Settlement Co
C.N.R
C.P.R
Subject Access
Prairies
land settlement
pioneer
land disposal
Location Original
Many documents in this collection were copied from originals at the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Library and Archives Canada, the Archives of Manitoba, land titles and corporate offices.
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.3 John Langston Tyman
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Martin Johns fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions5087
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1939-1944
Accession Number
17-2007, 8-2009
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 1 1.11
Accession Number
17-2007, 8-2009
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1939-1944
Physical Description
0.5 cm textual records
21 b/w photographs
History / Biographical
Martin Wesley Johns was born to missionary parents Alfred and Myrtle Johns in Chengtu, West China on March 23, 1913. The family returned to Canada in 1925. Johns attended high schools in Tacoma, Washington; Vancouver, BC; Brandon, Manitoba; and Exeter, Ontario. He studied at Brandon College from 1928-1931 before obtaining his B.A. (1932) and M.A. (1934) from McMaster University and his Ph.D. From the University of Toronto (1938). From 1937-1946, he taught physics at Brandon College. In 1972, Brandon University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Johns served in the Canadian Officers Training Corps (C.O.T.C.) in 1940-1941 doing research concerned with neutron physics at Chalk River. In 1947, he joined the Physics Department at McMaster University, where he remained for the remainder of his career. Johns married Margaret Mary Hilborn on July 15, 1939. Together they have four children: Robert, Elizabeth, Kenneth and Kathryn. Following Margaret's death c. 1979, Johns was married to Elsie North for twenty years. At the age of 90, Johns fell in love with his sweetheart Marian Thompson. Martin Wesley Johns died on September 18, 2008 at McMaster Hospital.
Custodial History
The notebooks in accession 17-2007 were in the possession of Wesley Wong, former member of the Physics Department at Brandon College, who mailed them to Martin Johns in 2002. Wong suggested Johns donate them to the McKee Archives, which he did on January 28, 2004. The photographs in accession 8-2009 were sent to Carla Eisler, Alumni Relations Officer, Brandon University by Ken Johns (Martin Johns' son) following Martin's death. Eisler transfered them to the Archives in February 2009.
Scope and Content
Accession 17-2007 contains two lab record notebooks used by Martin Johns while he was a member of Brandon College's Department of Physics. The notebooks record class lists, grades, absences, and seating charts for courses Johns taught, as well as regulations for lab reports and major assignments. Accession 8-2009 contains twenty-one black and white photographs dealing with Brandon College students, faculty and buildings. There a a few photographs of Brandon, as well as one of the Queen Mother from her visit to Brandon in 1939.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Martin W. Johns bio file in the Archives reading room.
Subject Access
Brandon College
faculty
freshman initiation
freshies
Assiniboine bridge
student elections
Second World War
C.O.T.C.
classroom activities
Storage Location
MG 1 Brandon College Teaching and Administration 1.11 Martin Johns Photographs: MG photograph storage drawer
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Africa, Australasia and the British Isles : with illustrations

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections951
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1941
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Hepburn, Gordon
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-309
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-309
Responsibility
Gordon Hepburn
Start Date
1941
Date Range
1941
Publication
Toronto : Longmans, Green
Publisher Series
Geography for to-day
Physical Description
478 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm
Notes
Copyright, Canada, 1939 by Longmans, Green and Co. ; Canadian edition first published 1939 and second edition 1940
Subject Access
Africa - Geography
Australia - Geography
New Zealand - Geography
Great Britain - Geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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The world : an introductory geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections934
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1878
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Calkin, John B. (John Burgess), 1829-1918
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-291
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-291
Responsibility
by J.B. Calkin
Start Date
1878
Date Range
1878
Publication
Toronto : J. Campbell and Son
Physical Description
100 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill., col. maps ; 19 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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High school geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections937
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1904
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Chase, G. A
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-297
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-297
Standard number
System Control Number (Sirsi) AXR-9411
Responsibility
by G. A. Chase
Start Date
1904
Date Range
1904
Publication
Toronto : Canada Pub. Co
Physical Description
470 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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High school geography : with maps and illustrations

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections938
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1887
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Chase, G. A
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-295
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-295
Responsibility
by G. A. Chase
Start Date
c1887
Date Range
c1887
Publication
Toronto : Can. Pub. Co
Physical Description
viii, 198 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
Notes
Part 1. Physical -- Part 2. Descriptive
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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High school geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections939
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1903
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Chase, G. A
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-296
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-296
Responsibility
by G.A. Chase
Start Date
1903
Date Range
1903
Publication
Toronto : Canada Pub. Co
Physical Description
470 p. : ill. ; 18 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1906
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Fraser, Charles Gordon
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-304
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-304
Responsibility
by Chas. G. Fraser
Start Date
1906
Date Range
1906
Publication
Toronto : Educational, Publishing Co
Publisher Series
School helps series
Physical Description
112 p. : maps ; 17 cm
Notes
"For third and fourth classes."
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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The senior geography ; and, a physiographical introduction to geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections953
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1921, 1918
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Herbertson, Andrew John, 1865-1915
Herbertson, F. D. (Fanny Dorothea)
Howarth, Osbert John Radcliffe, 1877
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-310
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-310
Responsibility
by A. J. Herbertson and F. D. Herbertson
Start Date
1921, 1918
Date Range
1921, 1918
Publication
Oxford : Clarendon Press
Publisher Series
Oxford geographies
Physical Description
viii, 363 p., 119 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm
Notes
Includes index
With: Physiographical introduction to geography / A. J. Herbertson. 3th ed., rev. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1918
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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Easy lessons in general geography : with maps and illustrations ; being introductory to "lovell's general geography"

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections954
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1872
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Hodgins, J. George (John George), 1821-1912
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-311
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-311
Responsibility
by J. George Hodgins
Start Date
1872
Date Range
1872
Publication
Montreal : John Lovell
Physical Description
80 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm
Notes
Authorized: 1865-1878
On italicized list 1881
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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A primer of map geography : for pupils preparing for promotion examinations; pupils preparing for entrance examinations; pupils preparing for intermediate examinations; students preparing for teacher's certificates, and all offical examinations with recent departmental examination papers from the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections955
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1883
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Hughes, Samuel, Sir, 1853-1921
Dennis, James E
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-313
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-313
Responsibility
compiled by Samuel Hughes and Jas E. Dennis
Start Date
1883
Date Range
1883
Publication
Toronto ; Winnipeg : W. J. Gage
Publisher Series
W. J. Gage & Co.'s examination primer series
Physical Description
60, [26] p. : col. maps. ; 19 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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Introduction to the Manual of geography : designed for junior classes in public and private schools

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections958
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1870
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Monteith, James
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-316
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-316
Responsibility
by James Monteith
Start Date
1870
Date Range
1870
Publication
New York : A. S. Barnes & Co
Physical Description
61 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm
Notes
Bound in decorated paper boards; black cloth shelfback
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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A compendium of modern geography : with remarks on the physical peculiarities, productions, commerce, and government of the various countries; questions for examination at the end of each division and descriptive tables in which are give the pronunciation, and a concise account of every place of importance throughout the world

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections962
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1839
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Stewart, Alex, 1916
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-323
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-323
Responsibility
by Alex Stewart
Start Date
1839
Date Range
1839
Publication
Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd ; Simpkin, Marshall
Physical Description
323 p., [8] folded leaves of plates : maps ; 16 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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Geography generalized ; or, An introduction to the study of geography on the principles of classification and comparison : with maps and illustrations and an introduction to astronomy

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections963
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1857
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Sullivan, Robert, 1800?-1868
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-324
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-324
Responsibility
by Robert Sullivan
Start Date
1857
Date Range
1857
Publication
Dublin : Marcus and John Sullivan ; London : Longmans, Green and Co
Physical Description
384 p. : ill., maps ; 17 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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Regional geography : the world

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections964
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1931
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Reynolds, J. B
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-11-320
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-11-320
Responsibility
by J. B. Reynolds
Start Date
1931
Date Range
1931
Publication
London : A & C Black
Physical Description
360 p. : maps ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 11 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 11 - Geography
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Lovell's general geography : with maps and illustrations

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections977
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
[1861]
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Hodgins, J. George (John George), 1821-1912
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-12-337
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-12-337
Start Date
[1861]
Date Range
[1861]
Publication
Montreal : Lovell
Publisher Series
Lovell's series of school books
Physical Description
100 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 12 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 12 - Geography
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Lovell's general geography

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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
[1871]
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Hodgins, J. George (John George), 1821-1912
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-12-338
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-12-338
Responsibility
by J. George Hodgins
Start Date
[1871]
Date Range
[1871]
Publication
Montreal : J. Lovell
Physical Description
104 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 12 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 12 - Geography
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Lovell's intermediate geography : with maps and illustrations, being introductory to Lovell's advanced geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections979
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1879
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-12-339
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-12-339
Start Date
1879
Date Range
1879
Publication
Montreal : J. Lovell
Physical Description
104 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Subject Access
geography
Storage Location
Box 12 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 12 - Geography
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